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Top five: Pundits predict who will qualify for Champions League

23 Apr 2025
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See who 10 Premier League experts think will finish in the top five and have YOUR say in our poll

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The race to finish in the top five and qualify for next season's UEFA Champions League is heating up, with just FOUR points separating the third and seventh-placed teams in the Premier League.

Manchester City, Nottingham Forest, Newcastle UnitedChelsea and Aston Villa are fighting it out to join Liverpool, who have already secured a top-five finish, and Arsenal, who look certain to do so too, in the 2025/26 Champions League. 

Champions League race

Position Pos Club Played Pl GD Points Pts
1 Liverpool LIV 34 +48 82
2 Arsenal ARS 34 +34 67
3 Newcastle NEW 34 +21 62
4 Man City MCI 34 +23 61
5 Chelsea CHE 34 +19 60
6 Nott'm Forest NFO 33 +14 60
7 Aston Villa AVL 34 +5 57
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It's almost impossible to predict who will qualify. But we've asked 10 of our pundits to do exactly that.

All 10 agree that Man City AND Newcastle will finish in the top five. But only ONE of them is backing Chelsea.

See below to find out who they think will finish the season in the top five. Click on the arrows to view each pundit's picks.

Have YOUR say 

Now, it's over to you. In our poll below, we want you to choose the five clubs who YOU think will finish in the top five. 

See each side's remaining fixtures below, and for an explanation of how exactly teams qualify for Europe, click here.

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